Title: Whatever You Do (Try Again, #2)
Author: Stephanie Smith
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Blurb
How do you trust someone who is everything
you’re trying to avoid?
Harper Lindell is
having a bad day. You know, if a bad day consists of getting fired from your cushy
job and then catching your boyfriend red handed playing hide the salami.
Sick of meeting the same guys over and over, Harper
decides to try her luck at Internet dating. How bad could it be? Right?
Tate Washington
wasn’t looking to meet anyone. Still dealing with the consequences of his one
serious relationship, all he’s interested in is revamping his family’s behind-the-times
café.
He didn’t plan on seeing the beautiful receptionist
from Argo again, walking into his life to use his café as a dating hub, and using him
as a BFF.
Can Harper really trust Tate, who is everything she
thinks she needs to steer clear of?
Can Tate wait while Harper works through her
insecurities and fears?
Excerpt
Tate chuckles as he picks up a tomato and throws it
to me. Thanking my quick reflexes, I catch it mid-air.
“Here, cut those,” he says, gesturing to the pile of
tomatoes already stacked on the bench next to where he is preparing bacon.
I pop the tomato down and head to wash my hands.
Once I return to the counter, Tate approaches me with an apron and wraps his arms
around me as he ties the strings in front. We get stuck into it and work in
companionable silence for the next few minutes.
“I’m sorry about the other day,” he says, not pausing
for a second from the bacon he is cutting.
“I know,” I respond.
“I’m glad we’re okay.”
“Me, too.”
Silence descends once more, and we continue our
tasks before Tate speaks again. “The other day, you said how you’ve never felt an
instant connection with someone before.”
“Yeah?” I ask warily, wondering if I freaked him
out.
“I didn’t get to tell you that I feel the same. When
we’re together, it feels right.”
“Yeah … it does.”
Even though we don’t mention another thing about
it, the silence doesn’t come again as the shots keep flowing and the music on the old
radio gets louder and louder. We are laughing and carrying on and there is more
‘accidental’ touching on both sides.
‘Black Widow’ by Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora flows
through the speakers and I sigh in happiness. “I love this song.” I leave my tomatoes
behind to shake my hips all over the kitchen to the beat, singing along with the
lyrics.
Warmth covers my back as two strong hands land
on my hips. Tate pushes into me from behind and moves his hips along with my own
or forces my hips to move along with his—I’m not sure.
“You’re so fucking sexy, Harper,” he whispers into
my ear. “I won’t be able to keep this friendship platonic if you keep shaking your ass
like that in my kitchen.” His warm breath flows over my collarbone as he nuzzles my
neck and goosebumps break out across my skin. Tate must notice as he lifts his head
and slowly peppers small, light kisses along the crease of my shoulder.
My head rolls back onto his shoulder, and my body
liquefies at the intimate and sensual touch. He’s breaking down my walls. My
common sense. He’s slowly softening me, melting me so he can mould me as he
pleases, and it’s working.
As the realisation hits me, I jump out of Tate’s arms,
grab hold of his hand, and pull him to the middle of the kitchen. I smile seductively
at him and wink. “I’ll just have to keep you in line and focused then.”
He throws his head back and laughs, allowing me to
ignore the moment and lead him around the centre workbench as we shake,
shimmy, and wiggle to ‘Shake it Off’ by Taylor Swift, which is now playing on the
stereo.
Wherever You Will Go (Try Again, #1)
Brooke Willis had everything she ever wanted: a
happy marriage, volunteer placement at the art gallery, and the promise of starting a
family with the man of her dreams.
Saxon Reed had everything he ever thought he
needed: a successful career, nice cars, expensive apartment, and more money than
he knew what to do with.
After losing her husband Brooke insists on taking
over his company to keep his dreams alive. Struggling in an industry she knows
nothing about, Brooke turns to Saxon, her husband’s best friend and business
partner, for guidance and support. Their mutual grief, and Saxon’s need to look after
his best friend’s wife, creates a connection beyond just business.
Can Brooke take over the company and find a new
life without saying goodbye to the past? Can Saxon protect and care for Brooke
without scaring her away?
What happens when your heart doesn’t listen to
your head? When lines are crossed and boundaries are pushed?
About the Author
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I have recently started writing as a way to relax and spend some time for me. My
first novel Wherever You Will Go is due to release later this year. I’m having so much
fun writing my first story and I’m looking forward to the journey it is taking me
on.
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